Favorite Starship from the Franchise?
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I'm starting to form the opinion that I'd really want the Refit Connie Enterprise scaled up to the size of the JJPrise. To me the refit just seems all around sturdier (might be the sharper angles and the thickness of the neck and nacelles) than the TOS Enterprise, but also a bit more sensible than the JJPrise (The struts connect awkwardly to the nacelles, as if the nacelles keep getting pushed back; likewise, the neck should move up a bit more on the secondary hull).
In hindsight, given TNG and the Abrams movies, I've pondered about whether the TOS-E was actually too small for its mission, especially given its rather large crew compliment, capabilities, and movement -- I know it's not meant to be an agile fighter craft, but its slow turns to me would indicate a larger vessel, and I appreciated that the JJPrise is as maneuverable as the E-D, like in the debris field. The TOS-E was meant for deep space but seemed pretty fragile in the grand scale of adventures. To me the Galaxy and thus the E-D is a more fortified design.
In hindsight, given TNG and the Abrams movies, I've pondered about whether the TOS-E was actually too small for its mission, especially given its rather large crew compliment, capabilities, and movement -- I know it's not meant to be an agile fighter craft, but its slow turns to me would indicate a larger vessel, and I appreciated that the JJPrise is as maneuverable as the E-D, like in the debris field. The TOS-E was meant for deep space but seemed pretty fragile in the grand scale of adventures. To me the Galaxy and thus the E-D is a more fortified design.
The problem is that the Phase II engine nacelles are an esthetic mismatch with the TOS saucer and engineering hull. The Refit/Enterprise-A is a unified and visually pleasing overall design, IMHO. (And I'm speaking as someone who initially didn't like the Refit.)
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